Bottle-capping machine.



Patented Mar. 26, l90l.

No. 670,768. H. a. DAVIS.

BOTTLE CAPPING mumms.

(Application flied Jan. 15, 1901.; (No Model.)

UNiTnn STATES PATENT OFFICE,

HARRY G. DAVIS, OF NORWALK, CONNECTICUT.

BOTTLE-CAPPING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 670,768, dated March 26, 1901.

Application filed January 15, 1901- Serial No. 43,343. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY G. DAVIS, of Norwalk, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement in Bottle-Capping Machines; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, to be afull, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in-- Figure 1, a perspective view of a single capping-machine constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, a vertical central section of the same; Fig. 3, a broken view, on an enlarged scale, illustrating the operation of the links by which the slide is moved by the spindle; Fig. 4, a side view of the spindle removed; Fig. 5, a top or plan view of the slide detached; Fig. 6, a perspective view of one of the disks or caps adapted to be used with this machine.

This invention relates to an improvement in devices for capping bottles or jars, and

particularly to a device for inserting disks of paper or other suitable material into the mouths of milk and cream bottles,the object of the invention being a simple arrangement whereby the bottles may be rapidly and securely capped; and it consists in the construct-ion as hereinafter described, and particularly recited in the claims.

In illustrating the invention I have shown a device adapted for capping single bottles, and for this purpose I employ a cylindrical chamber A, within which a spindle B is mounted for vertical movement. This spindle extends through a web C near the bottom of the chamber and is provided at its lower end wit-h a plunger D. The upper end of the spindle is provided with a head E, which stands above the head or handle F, which is formed with a grip Gr. Within the chamber and around the spindle is a spring H, which bears upon the upper face of the web C and against a transverse arm I, which is secured to the spindle and which is provided at opposite ends with trunnions J, which extend through slots K, formed in the opposite side walls of the chamber A. The chamber is mounted upon the top of a plate L over an opening M, through which the plunger D may pass, and between the plate Land a corresponding plate N is a slide 0,

adapted to move between the said plates, the

upper one of which is formed with an opening P adjacent to the chamber A and over which is mounted a magazine Q, adapted to contain disks R, of paper or other suitable material, for capping bottles, the said disks being forced downward by a weight S, or it may be a spring or other suitable device. Preferably the top of the magazine will be closed by a cap T. The slide 0, which is adapted to move between the plates L, is semicircular at its inner end and provided at opposite sides with lugs or pins U, which project beyond the sides of the plates L N. The said slide is connected with the plunger by links V W, the said link W being pivotally connected with the chamber and formed with a slot X at one side of the pivot, into which the trunnions J on the arm I extend, and so that as the spindle B is forced downward the trunnions J, engaging with the link W, will first turn the lower end of the link forward to force the link V forward and then permit the trunnions J to continue downward without further moving the links. The forward movement of the link moves the slide 0 from beneath the magazine, permitting one of the disks to drop between the plates L and N and in front of the said slide. The return or upward movement of the spindle draws the slide rearward and moves the disk from beneath the magazine to a position beneath the opening in the chamber A. The device is then set over the neck Y of a bottle, and preferably a flange Z will be formed around the opening beneath the chamber to properly seat the device over the neck of a bottle. When thus located, the plunger D is forced downward by means of the thumb bearing upon the head E, and the disk beneath the plunger will be forced downward and seated in the 5 neck of the bottle. At the same time this downward movement of the plunger will have moved the slide, as before described, to feed another disk and so that the disks may be fed and bottles capped as rapidly as the device I00 can be transferred from the neck of one bottle to the neck of another.

The device is so evenly balanced and comparatively light that it may be readily held in one hand by the loop G and the thumb of the hand used to depress the spindle.

It is apparent without further illustration that a series of devices of this character may be arranged in line, so as to cap a number of bottles arranged in suitable position at the same time. In this case but one handle would be required and the plungers would all be connected, so as to be operated by one movement.

I am aware that machines for corking bottles have been arranged in which the corks have been transferred from magazines to positions over the mouth of the bottle, above which devices have been arranged to insert the corks into the bottles, and therefore do not wish to be understood as claiming, broadly, such as my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a bottle-capping machine, the combination with a chamber, of a vertically-movable spring-actuated spindle therein, a magazine arranged adjacent to said chamber, a slide adapted to transfer disks from the magazine to a position below the chamber, and links pivotally connected together and with the slide and chamber, one of said links in engagement with the spindle, whereby the movement of the spindle will move the slide, substantially as described.

2. In a bottle-capping machine, the combination with a chamber, of a spring-actuated spindle therein, and extending above the upper end thereof and carrying a plunger at its lower end, plates below the said chamber, two

atoms openings in the upper plate over one of which the chamber is arranged, amagaz'ine arranged adjacent to said chamber over the second opening,a slide between said plates and adapted to transfer disks from the magazine to a position below the chamber, and links pivotally connected together and with the slide and chamber, one of said links coupled with the spindle, whereby a movement of the spindle is imparted to said slide, substantially as described.

3. In a bottle-capping machine, the combination with a chamber having a spring-actuated spindle therein, said spindle extending above the chamber, provided with a head and with a plunger at its lower end, an arm secured to said spindle and formed with a trunnion extending through a slot in the side of the chamber, a magazine arranged adjacent to said chamber, a slide adapted to transfer disks from the magazine to a position below said chamber, and two links pivotally connected together and one coupled with the slide, and the other formed with a slot into which the said trunnions carried by the spindle extend, and whereby a movement of the spindle imparts movement to the said slide, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HARRY G. DAVIS.

Witnesses:

OLIVER S. STANLEY, JAMES E. HUBBELL. 

